oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
within the country; inside the county; domestic; home; internal
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); precisely because ...; all the more because of ...; on account of ...; ... being what it is
middle school (esp. the middle school section of a school that also encompasses other grades); junior high school
(period of) a year; during the era (of)
school camp; outdoors school
same; similar; (just) like; equal
combination; union; combined; joint; congruence
foreign; abroad; overseas
round-the-world trip; circumnavigation; globe-trotting
three years; third school year (e.g. of high school)
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
almost; nearly; for the most part; roughly; approximately; about
total (money); full amount; sum
having; holding; wear; durability; shouldering (an expense); being responsible (for paying)
really; truly; indeed; very; extremely; terribly
generous; magnanimous; open-handed; liberal
board chairman; managing director; chief director
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
final word; voice of authority; authoritative pronouncement
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
considerably; fairly; quite; rather; pretty
celebrated personage; big-wig; person in a high position
to have a lot of influence (in); to have clout (with); to be influential; to have contacts (in)
pushing through; bulldozing; doing something by force; arm twisting
to let pass; to allow through; to transmit (e.g. light, sound, etc.); to conduct (electricity); to stick through (e.g. a hole); to force through (e.g. an opening); to connect (e.g. two places)
nonsensical; unreasonable; awfully; extremely; disorder; confusion
in any case; at any rate; anyhow; because; since; for
approval; acceptance; toleration
school tradition; school customs; school spirit
to build; to construct; to erect; to build up (a reputation, position, fortune, etc.); to establish (a relationship, household, tradition, etc.); to lay (a foundation)
pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix
few; little; small (amount); low; scarce; insufficient
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition